I created this list in 2014 as a companion to my course on multi-device design. There are likely hundreds of newer articles on the subject since that time, but I still think these serve as foundational articles and books on the subject. Together they give a great overview of the topic, as well as some tactical approaches to actually doing the design work.
The list is long, but every link has great quality information. If you’re short on time, I’ve highlighted what I believe are the most essential resources in bold.
Multi-device Design
- Foundations of UX: Multidevice Design, my course on Lynda.com
- Designing Multi-Device Experiences, Michal Levin Also read my review of the book.
- Cross Device Design Patterns, Luke Wroblewski
- Distributed Experiences, Punchcut
Context
- Age of Context, Robert Scoble and Shel Israel\r\nAlso read my review of the book.
- Context design, Ami Ben David
Responsive Web Design
- Responsive Web Design, Ethan Marcotte (the article)
- Responsive Web Design, Ethan Marcotte (the book)
- Responsive Web Design Fundamentals, James Williamson, lynda.com course
- Mobile First, Luke Wroblewski
- Improving UX Through Front-End Performance, Lara Swanson
- Responsive Navigation Patterns, Brad Frost
Native App Design
Content Strategy and Information Architecture
- The Mobile Content Mandate, Karen McGrane
- CMS Fundamentals, James Williamson, lynda.com course
- Designing for Mobile, Part 1: Information Architecture, Elaine McVicar
Touch Screens and Gestures
- Designing for touch, Josh Clark
- Smartphone Street Observations: How users hold and use their smartphones, Personae User Lab
- How Do Users Really Hold Mobile Devices? Steven Hoober
- New Rule: Every Desktop Design Has To Go Finger-Friendly, Josh Clark
- Defining an Interaction Model, Jim Nieters
- Swipe vs. Flick on iOS, Brian Thurston Bralczyk
- The future of touch screen interactions, Brian Thurston Bralczyk
Task Analysis
Design Tools
- UX Design Tools: Axure, Brian Thurston Bralczyk, lynda.com course
- Adobe Edge Reflow, Paul Trani, lynda.com course
- Adobe Edge Animate Essential Training, Chris Converse, lynda.com course
- Adobe Edge Inspect
- Macaw
- Pencil and paper!
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